Givors

Givors
Saint Lazare Church in the hamlet of Saint-Martin-de-Cornas, part of Givors
Givors
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Givors
Intercommunality	Lyon
Mayor	Martial Passi (PCF) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	145–373 m (476–1,224 ft) (avg. 162 m or 531 ft)
Land area1	17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi)
Population2	18,581  (2006)
- Density	1,072 /km2 (2,780 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	69091/ 69700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Givors is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

It lies on the Rhône River about 25 km (16 mi) south of Lyon and on the main road between that city and Saint-Étienne. The city has long served as a crossroads between the communities of the Rhône River and those of the Loire River. It was well known as a glassmaking center during the 18th century.

Algerian community

A significant proportion of Givors's population is of Algerian descent. This includes Algerian international footballers Khaled Lemmouchia and Karim Kerkar, judoka Djamel Bouras, who won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, and professional footballer Salim Kerkar.

Famous people

• Étienne Blanc - politician
• Djamel Bouras - Olympique gold medalist judoka
• Sylvain Marconnet - professional rugby union player
• Karim Kerkar - professional football player
• Salim Kerkar - professional football player
• Khaled Lemmouchia - professional football player
• Pascal Papé - professional rugby union player

Twin towns

• Aïn Bénian, Algeria
• Döbeln, Germany
• Novopolotsk, Belarus
• Alacuás, Spain
• Orvieto, Italy
• Gavinané, Mali
• Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal

See also

• Communes of the Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)